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9 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781038669674
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Bolinda Audio
Publication date: 06 March 2024
Description
The second novel by Booker Prize longlisted author Anna Smaill. A lyrical and ambitious exploration of madness and what it is like to experience the world differently. In Ueno Park, Tokyo, as workers and tourists gather for lunch, the pollen blows...
Community Reviews Summary of 34 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
challenging 43%
dark 43%
mysterious 37%
sad 37%
hopeful 18%
tense 6%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 28%Strong character development?
Yes: 35% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 35% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Mental illness, SuicideMinor
Death
9 hours, 42 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781038669674
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Bolinda Audio
Publication date: 06 March 2024
Description
The second novel by Booker Prize longlisted author Anna Smaill. A lyrical and ambitious exploration of madness and what it is like to experience the world differently. In Ueno Park, Tokyo, as workers and tourists gather for lunch, the pollen blows...
Community Reviews Summary of 34 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
challenging 43%
dark 43%
mysterious 37%
sad 37%
hopeful 18%
tense 6%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | A mix: 28%Strong character development?
Yes: 35% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 7%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 57% | No: 35% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 21%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Mental illness, SuicideMinor
Death